Kaminsky’s 23 lead Badgers by Illini 68-49
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Frank Kaminsky scored 23 points, Bronson Koenig added 15, and No. 5 Wisconsin beat visiting Illinois 68-49 on Sunday.
Nigel Hayes had 14 points for the Badgers, who are 11-1 in the Big Ten and off to their best start in school history at 23-2.
Malcolm Hill scored 15 points the Illini (17-9, 7-6), who had a four-game winning streak snapped.
• No. 13 Northern Iowa streak at 13: Seth Tuttle scored 22 points and No. 13 Northern Iowa matched its season-high with 12 3-pointers to beat Missouri State 68-57 in Springfield, Missouri.
The Panthers (24-2, 13-1 Missouri Valley) shot 57 percent from the field (16 of 28) in the first-half, including 9 of 14 from 3-point range, to lead 49-23. Camyn Boone scored 14 points for Missouri State (9-17, 3-11, which lost for the 10th time in its last 11 games.
No. 8 Oregon State buries Arizona
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Sydney Wiese scored 20 points, hitting six 3-pointers, to help No. 8 Oregon State rout Arizona 73-48 in Corvallis, Ore.
Jamie Weisner added 11 points and seven rebounds for the Beavers (23-2, 13-1 Pac-12), who outrebounded the Wildcats (9-16, 2-12) 48-22.
• No. 1 South Carolina rolls: Tiffany Mitchell and A’ja Wilson had 20 points apiece and No. 1 South Carolina (24-1, 12-0 SEC) whipped visiting Vanderbilt (13-12, 4-8) 89-59 to stay perfect in Southeastern Conference play.
• Tennessee overcomes injuries: Ariel Massengale scored 17 points and No. 6 Tennessee (23-3, 12-0 SEC) overcame the loss of starting center Isabelle Harrison to beat No. 10 Kentucky (19-6, 8-4) 72-58 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Harrison, the Lady Vols’ top scorer and rebounder, was carried off the court early in the second half after her right leg and right knee twisted awkwardly as she battled for a rebound. Tennessee also lost Jordan Reynolds, who was hit in the nose in Thursday’s game. She started but left two minutes into the game and didn’t return.
• No. 9 Louisville tops No. 17 North Carolina: In Louisville, Kentucky, Mariya Moore scored 28, including 13 during a second half rally as ninth-ranked Louisville (22-3, 10-2 ACC) overcame No. 17 North Carolina (20-6, 7-5) 75-66.
Lightning end 12-year drought in San Jose
HOCKEY: Steven Stamkos scored his 30th goal of the season and Tampa Bay won at San Jose for the first time in 12 years, defeating the Sharks 5-2.
Alex Killorn, Ondrej Palat, Cedric Paquette and Ryan Callahan also scored for the Lightning.
Logan Couture and Brent Burns scored for the Sharks, who lost their fifth straight at home and four of five overall.
Ben Bishop stopped 33 of 35 shots for Tampa Bay.
• Former NHL defenseman Montador dies: Former NHL defenseman Steve Montador has died at age 35.
Police say Montador was found unconscious in his home in Mississauga, Ontario, early Sunday morning and was later pronounced dead. No foul play was suspected.
Montador made his NHL debut in 2001 with Calgary and played for six teams in parts of 10 seasons.
Nishikori three-peats as Memphis champ
TENNIS: Kei Nishikori of Japan beat South African Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-4 to become the first man to win three straight titles at the Memphis (Tennessee) Open.
Nishikori improved to 13-1 where Jimmy Connors failed not once but twice to win three straight titles at this indoor tournament.
• Cuevas wins third title: Pablo Cuevas won his third ATP title by defeating qualifier Luca Vanni 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (4) in the Brazil Open in Sao Paulo.
Cuevas has won all three singles finals he has played, two last year, all on clay.
• Wawrinka wins World Tennis: Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland beat defending champion Tomas Berdych for the sixth straight time, winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to clinch the World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands, for his ninth career title.
• No sweat for Petkovic: Third-seeded Andrea Petkovic of Germany won the Diamond Games in Antwerp, Belgium, without hitting a ball when fifth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain pulled out of the final with a neck injury.
Edmunds gets gold at Four Continents
MISCELLANY: American Olympian Polina Edmunds staged a remarkable comeback to win the Four Continents figure skating championship in Seoul, South Korea, finishing ahead of two Japanese skaters.
Edmunds, who came into the free skate in fourth place, hit the wrong edge on an early combination, a triple flip-single loop-triple toe loop. But she landed most of her other big jumps, including a late combination.
The 16-year-old finished with 184.02 points.
Satoko Miyahara of Japan, first after the short program, had an uneven free skate, including a fall on a triple lutz. She took silver, with 181.59 points. The 16-year-old skated to “Miss Saigon.”
Rika Hongo, 18, of Japan got the bronze medal with 177.44 points.
American Gracie Gold, the 2014 U.S. champion and fourth at the Sochi Games, finished in fourth, unable to recover after missing her first two jumps.
• Lilly, McBride in USA Soccer Hall: Kristine Lilly, Brian McBride and former U.S. men’s national team coach Bob Bradley were inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in San Francisco.
Lilly was a member of the U.S. national women’s team from its inception. She played in 353 games for the national team, more than any other international player, male or female. She helped win two Olympic gold medals, one silver medal and two FIFA Women’s World cup titles.
McBride retired as the No. 4 goal scorer for the U.S. men’s national team with 30 goals and 10 assists, in 96 games.
Bradley was the men’s national team coach from 2006-11.